If we did a survey and asked 100 people what they thought was the most important element in Christianity, we would get at least 10 different answers. Some would say it is was Faith, others the Bible, prayer, the Holy Spirit, the church, service, or love. When Jesus was asked this question, he said it…

The passage calls for us to obedience and spiritual purity because God is Holy (pure). In our former lives we were controlled in ignorance by the passions of the flesh (sinful desire). However, because of the grace of Christ we should obey God. This should be accomplished by prepairing ourselves to obey, focusing on the Hope of our future grace (glorification), and by conforming ourselves to God's purity.

05/31/2009 The Inauguration of the Church Knox 16 PC 321/499/400/399 Psalm 104:24-34 Acts 2:1-21 John 15:26-27 | OOPS! The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled, after a fourteen-year delay, that churches cannot produce noise that will annoy neighbours and that they must limit the volume of sound. A dispute…

By Pastor Glenn Pease Napoleon and Josephine adored violets. She often wore the extremely expensive violet scented perfume as her trade mark. Only the wealthiest people could afford it. When she died in 1814, Napoleon planted violets at her grave, and just before his exile to St. Helena he made a pilgrimage…

Challenge students to not follow their passion, but to follow their purpose, and put passion in it's place.

We pause to ponder Tuesday of Holy Week. Specifically, we look at how the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders challenged Jesus after He threw the money changers out of the temple: “Who gave you authority to do this?” You heard this last week in the passion history from Mark 11: “They…

au·thor·i·ty noun 1. the power or right to give orders, make decisions, and enforce obedience. In Luke's writings today we will see that Jesus has BOTH the Power and Right to do these things... Our scriptures today will cover the final week of Jesus life prior to the cross… PASSION WEEK! I want us to…

Introduction Through this quarter on Sunday nights we are going to be taking a look at what the Bible says about our mind. Everyday we all use our minds. Thousands of thoughts rush through our brain as we go through our day. I was curious so I looked up how many thoughts a person has per day. Most of…

There are some themes we shall always feel unqualified to speak on, yet they are so vital that we dare not overlook them. If we speak about the need for us all to have a deeper passion for souls, it is with the confession that we need this ourselves! If we were to ask, ‘What are the qualifications for…

lass=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'>1) 12-28-08…SBC…PMPM Reflection of AM Sermon – Hebrews 10:19-25 Ø Christ’s ministry here on earth was for a purpose: Primary – to provide the free gift of salvation Secondary – that we might be converted and live in faith, hope and love (evidence of…

A Passion for His Presence Text - Exodus 33:13-18,20 SHM – 1-16-05 A.M. I. Desiring to See His Glory A. Moses - Hungry for More of God (the good ol’ days) 1. He had witnessed the burning bush and had spoken with God – Exod. 3 Most people today are content to stay at the burning bush instead of going…

When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. And when he learned that he belonged to Herod’s jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. When Herod saw Jesus, he was very glad, for he had long desired to see him, because he had heard about him,…

Scotty loved to fish. He had spent most of the day fishing in a small aluminum flatboat. It wasn’t until he got ready to get out of the boat that he saw it. Gasoline! He had been sitting in it for hours. What it did to his skin was horrible. But how could he not have known? That must’ve burned like fire.…

What does it take to excel at something? To be the very best you can possibly be? We enroll our kids at the music prep school at MBU and every year the teachers stress the importance of practice. You all know the age old saying, “practice makes perfect” right? Well at this prep school they take it a…

Arise And Build! All Things Are Possible With God’s Help God’s Servant: A Person Of Passion! Nehemiah 2:1-10 The Value Of Zealous Tears One day while the famous English preacher George Whitefield was exhorting from the pulpit, he was overcome by emotions and he began to weep quietly. Then lifting up…

INTRODUCTION 1. Following the Olivet Discourse in Mark 13 , Mark’s gospel turns its attention to events that preceded the betrayal and arrest of Jesus... 2. In the first sixteen verses of Mark 14 , we are told of "Four Preparatory Acts" ... a. Two done in opposition to Jesus b. Two done in service to…

Passion for His Purpose Purpose something set up as an object or end to be attained, Webster’s Dictionary Passion for His purpose what is God’s purpose in the earth? What end does He want to attained? We hear and read a lot about “purpose” these days, the best selling book; “The Purpose Driven Life”…

Introduction: What are you passionate about? The word passion means different things to different people. Webster: intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction Urban dictionary: Passion is when you put more energy into something than is required to do it. It is more than just enthusiasm or…

Jesus Christ foretold his death on the cross “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third…

As we begin this morning I want to draw your attention to I Thessalonians 3:10 . 10 Night and day praying exceedingly that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking in your faith? We need to keep the immediate context of this verse in mind so that we understand why Paul says what…

Living a transformed life is not easy. Transformation brings obligation to those that are weaker than you. The world need a hand up. We must be willing to travel the hard road to get them there. We look to Jesus the author and finisher of our faith as our example. What was Jesus willing to do to help out the weak. Just as he was willing to take the long hard road to the cross so we must be willing to walk the hard road for the weak today.

The death of Jesus Christ fulfils OT predictions and was clearly anticipated in his teaching.

In his book American Scandal, Pat Williams tells the story of Mahatma Gandhi’s trip to England to speak before Parliament. The British government had opposed Indian independence, and Gandhi, one of its most vocal proponents, had often been threatened, arrested, and jailed as a result. Gandhi spoke eloquently…

13 El fuego arderá continuamente en el altar; no se apagará. Desde el comienzo Dios quieria el fuego del altar continuamente en fuego. La tarea de los levitas era acegurar que este fuego no se apagara. El Fuego fue comenzado por Dios. 24 Y salió fuego de delante de Jehová, y consumió el holocausto con…

Do you have someplace you consider to be your “special place”? Perhaps it is a spot of great beauty or a place where something significant happened in your life. Maybe it is a spot where you can relax (and perhaps take a nap) like your favorite chair. Sometimes the home where we grew up is a special…